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Shana Halligan

The charm and charisma of Back To Me, the new album from sultry songstress Shana Halligan for Plug Research Music, is an exploration of human sensuality told through songs of romance, heartache and personal reflection. Adding that perfectly sealed kiss of mystique, pain and hope, Halligan’s uniquely tortured voice brings back the art of classic vocal allure mixed with modern-day, moody production. Picture this: a Prohibition Era speakeasy in 1920s America backed by a futuristic electronic jazz band. Cutting through a haze of thick cigar smoke and the clamor of clinking martini glasses, Halligan stands tall and confident. All eyes are on her as she sashays across the stage. All ears are in tune as she lets her innermost emotions sink to the deepest pits of the soul. Her voice carries the vintage appeal of emotive jazz crooners, the ferocity and freedom of a modern woman in charge of her artistic destiny, and the vigor of a performer fully realizing her creative zenith. It’s a force all unique to Halligan and perfected on her latest accomplishment, Back To Me.

As Halligan’s return to full form, Back To Me is of the flesh, of the heart and of the soul. Smart and sexy, the 13-track album challenges pre-conceived notions of pop music as she mixes her trip-hop background with downtempo, electronic-charged modern jazz. It’s a formula best represented on standout track “Illuminate,” an endearing introspection of unconditional love and acceptance set to the smooth beat of saddened, current-day pop equally comparable to Lorde and Lana Del Rey. On the rainy day piano sulk of “Been Waiting,” Halligan lets go of all inhibition and bears her total essence for all to witness. It exposes a tumultuous episode in Halligan’s personal and professional life as it all gets complicated with her pregnancy (Halligan discovered she was pregnant just as she was wrapping Back To Me and gave birth to her son Otis in July), which brings both feelings of intimidation and future dreams of motherhood. Still, Halligan sounds at her most powerful and most assertive on “Get Gone,” an ode to her past where she indefinitely kisses off all the spirits, relationships, and romances that once haunted her. In one fell swoop, she overcomes life’s biggest hurdles: “Go, get gone / I'm making big moves on my own.”

“This album is about love, loss, finding my way to happiness and peace, finding strength, owning and accepting my passion, my humanness, feeling weak, and feeling strong again,” says Halligan. “Eroticism, vulnerability, fear, and the deepest gratitude I can imagine. Connection, expression and art. Saying goodbye and fuck you to anyone who thought I couldn't make it and not being afraid to let go, to just be me and all that comes with it.”

Back To Me is the result of an arduous personal journey for Halligan spread across a few short years. Following the dissolving of her previous project, Bitter:Sweet, and a failed marriage, Halligan moved to Europe to find clarity, peace and inspiration. It was during this period where she discovered a renewed artistic renaissance via an array of collaborations, notably her time with celebrated new wave bossa nova French collective Nouvelle Vague and her experimentation in the electronic music space via work with producer Morgan Page and Rob Garza from Thievery Corporation. Through this heartbreak and travel, Halligan also released Richmond Parade (2012), but Back To Me is her reemergence as the voice missing in today’s modern music landscape.

During and since her time as the lead singer/songwriter of Bitter:Sweet, Halligan has sold more than 500,000 records and has accumulated over 70 album credits to her name. Additionally, her music has received numerous high-profile synchs and licensing deals in film, TV, ad campaigns and beyond, including Sheraton Hotels, Victoria's Secret, Sex and The City, The Devil Wears Prada, Bright Eyes, Focus, Cars 2, “The Blacklist,” “Orange Is The New Black,” “Entourage,” “Nip Tuck,” “Grey's Anatomy” and “Desperate Housewives,” just to name a few. She’s also collaborated with many major acts, including writing and recording with Serj Tankian of System Of A Down and Thievery Corporation (co-writing and performing their biggest hit in recent years “Depth Of My Soul”), and has performed at several celebrated venues across the nation, including the Hollywood Bowl, the Royal Albert Hall (London), the Bowery Ballroom (NYC) and the Hotel Cafe (L.A.). Outside of her own music, Halligan also writes for other artists and is developing a TV project that combines her love for music and passion for cooking.

When the dust settles, Back To Me is proof that Halligan has reached her ultimate sound to date. It encompasses every aspect in her universe and is heard throughout the album’s 15 tracks: all the letdowns, all the breakups, all the loves found and lost. These are the strands that make up the project’s DNA. Without all, Back To Me would never exist the way it does today.

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September 2015
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